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" When I was a kid, I was a really bad collaborator. I was pretty introverted. "

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" I never really had the chance to play the kind of music I wanted to play. It was always just classical. It had its limits. I play piano now and again in the new forms of music that I actually want to play, but at the time, it was something that I just kind of moved past. "

" I don't need more money. I don't need that to be happy. "

" I was a huge fan of '90s hip-hop, and a lot of what they got their music from was funk and soul records. They just, like, take a clip of that and rap over it because, you know, that was just kind of what was up. "

" There's no such thing as a bad Miyazaki film. "

" There is so much energy when you work with other people. I'm working with friends and having a blast. "

" It is totally cool to be gay. "

" Most of the people that work for me are my friends, and I'd like to keep it that way. "

" My vision is a blend of the old school and the new school, but with zero rules. "

" I'm obsessed with the sound of today, but I was raised on the Motown sound. "

" You need to be able to communicate your feelings. We need to be able to do that to feel empowered. "

" My whole thing, to keep myself interested - and, you know, I'm a huge hip-hop head - I have tons and tons of a cappellas. So I do these live remix mash-ups with my tracks and just throw them in there. "

" My brother has been, and will always be, my closest friend. "

" I think it would be super, hella cool to hop into a cab & hear my song on the radio - like, 'Yeah!' - and also be like, 'Who is this Griz guy? He's horrible.' That'd be really cool. "

" Stay in school and band, kids! It had its nerdy moments, and I always felt like I wanted to do something more with it. "

" I have always been very interested in thinking deeply about things. I do this a lot. "

" 'Say It Loud' came from many, many small battles. From, 'I hate myself, and I hate this,' to, 'I love this, and it's my favorite thing...' to, 'This is the best thing in existence.' "

" There are always safe spaces. You can be a beacon for other people who are struggling. It's hard to put your heart out there and put it in other peoples' hands. But the receiving end is gentle. "

" I love playing live and creating these records that people are so into. "

" In this day and age, I really just don't want to sell people on something. I don't want to have to sell you sound. I don't like selling emotions. Or ideas. I just want to give you these ideas and inspire people. "

" I haven't written my favorite song yet, and I hope I never do. "

" When you first start photographing a show or being into photography, you might think it's cool to see people with their phones, like, 'It's so novel; everyone cares about this moment so much,' but then it becomes... trite, y'know, and shallow. I think the best moments of my life have been spent without phones. "

" I love what I do, and I do it 24/7, and it hurts my relationships very often, but it's worth it. "

" For 'The Anthem,' a lot of my fans were like 'Oh, man, he's getting lazy making just, like, a pop format tune that everyone's doing these days.' But on this album, I wanted to write songs with vocals that would get stuck in my head, not just movements of instrumentals. "

" We just love Denver. The love and support from people here is amazing. "

" My one experience with Lollapalooza was in 2009 - it was actually the first music festival I've ever been to. "

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" No matter what happens with EDM, I would like to go to New Orleans and just play with one of those small funk bands in an intimate venue. How cool would it be to work with a band with those huge horn lines and produce all of that great funk that makes you just want to party? "

" The environment of San Francisco has so much history to it that I really appreciate. Musically, socially, and culturally. There's this new culture of people; it's a crazy place to be. "